Sunday, March 9th, 2008...4:21 pm
Puerto Ángel
Eighty kilometers, or so, East of Puerto Escondido resides the small town and harbor of Puerto Ángel. The morning I left Puerto Escondido I took an early bus to Pocutla and from there a taxi to Puerto Ángel.
The hour and a half bus ride was on the SUR line; and for the entire trip the driver played techno music, of which I have no understanding and, thus, no appreciation.
Except for two relatively small sandy beaches the harbor there is surrounded by craggy rock hills, upon which are perched houses. There is a concrete pier at the innermost point of the harbor that was used for the exportation of coffee grown in the area before the construction of the coastal highway in the area.
Like Puerto Escondido, the main occupation is fishing, and each day the fishers head out early and return about 8:00 to vend their catch on the beach.
The beach front palapa restaurants, tucked amongst palm trees, are adjuncts to private homes and offer a variety of fresh sea food. While sitting at one such restaurant, owned by Julio and his family, enjoying coffee with a shot of mezcal, the family, at least three generations, was on the patio behind having their morning meal. It was quite homey.
It really is a very picturesque, very tranquil little place, though I prefer the wider harbor and lush vegetation of Puerto Escondido.
Kicking Calvin in Playa Baracoa.
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